This week's reviews: McConaughey movie worth buying

Believe it or not, fun-loving, typically shirtless Matthew McConaughey delivers an Oscar-caliber
performance in
Dallas Buyers Club, the based-on-a-true-story version of events set in the early days of
AIDS. Playing an unlikely advocate for the HIV-positive community, McConaughey starts off as a
homophobic Texan who runs a black market medicine business that sells drugs to AIDS patients.

The movie concentrates on the battle between McConaughey's character and the FDA over the safety
of his combination of drugs. It also features strong performances by Jared Leto and Jennifer
Garner.

Sometimes it's better not to let the facts get in the way of a good story, and critic Frank
Gabrenya hopes viewers keep this in mind when watching
Dallas Buyers Club.

"I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the details; the movie poster bears the evasive disclaimer
'inspired by true events,'" Gabrenya said in his review. "But the result, thanks to the lead actor,
is an absorbing portrait of a dissolute dog transformed by a bad break into a good man."